Doctors fear that skepticism, fueled by anti-science sentiment and mistrust, is extending beyond vaccines to other proven, ...

ST. LOUIS — Maternity care providers nationwide are on high alert for life-threatening vitamin K deficiencies in newborns, at the same time they are seeing more parents refusing a routine preventive ...

More parents are declining routine newborn protections that used to be almost automatic, including the vitamin K injection, ...

A March 16 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) features a 2018 clip from the Alex Jones Show questioning an injection commonly given to newborn babies. “What's in the vitamin k shot they give ...

Rates of newborn vitamin K shot refusal remain low but appear to be increasing, raising concerns about misinformation and the need for stronger prenatal counseling.

A growing number of American parents are refusing standard newborn medical interventions that go well beyond childhood vaccines, including vitamin K injections and antibiotic eye ointment. A ...

For more than 60 years, doctors have recommended that babies receive a vitamin K shot at birth to protect them from severe bleeding in early life. This recommendation has significantly reduced vitamin ...

More families are declining the vitamin K shot. Clinicians say they respect parental choice but want risks understood.

Newborn babies face a risk of brain bleeds due to low vitamin K. A simple injection prevents this. However, more parents are refusing the shot, influenced by misinformation. Experts warn this trend ...

There is a disturbing new trend being observed in local delivery rooms that is fueled by misinformation — the consequences of which can be catastrophic. Please share the following information with any ...

Increasing numbers of parents are refusing vitamin K shots for their newborns, putting infants at greater risk of avoidable brain injuries, according to a preliminary systematic review released ...

To prevent this bleeding, a vitamin K injection has been recommended for newborns in the U.S. since the early 1960s. It's given as a single, intramuscular shot soon after birth. "Vitamin K is a ...